Sultans Of Swing Chords & Tabs

Sultans Of Swing Chords

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From: nickw@chilli.reo.dec.com (nick williams)
Dmin (5th posn) Cmaj (3rd pos) Bbmaj
(1st pos) A7 (1st pos)
You get a shiver in the dark, its raining in the park the
meantime
DminCmaj Bbmaj
A7
Sound of the river you can hear
everything
Fmaj (1st pos) Cmaj (3p)
A band is blowing dixie - double four time
Bbmaj (1p) Dmin (5p)
You go inside when you hear the music play
Bbmaj Dmin Bbmaj-(slide)-Cmaj (short fill)
The rest of the song continues with the same chord structure, but between
some verses there is a long-fill/chorus which is:
Bbmaj Dmin Bbmaj-slide-C
We are the sultans
Bbmaj Dmim Bbmaj-slide- C Dmin
we are the sultans of swing
DminCmaj Bbmaj-slide-CDminC {repeat once}
Note -
The Bb-Dmin-Bbmaj-C part in the chorus can be quite tricky if the song is
played at a fast tempo. One trick is just to play strings 2,3,4 (using the
first finger for Bb and C). Then, the Dmin shape can be fingered on top of
the C shape using fingers 2,3,4.
Enjoy....
Nick the Pick
From: fact1@gipsy34.cs.uni-sb.de (Detlef Anton)
Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits)
key: Dm
(single snare beat)
Dm / C-C / Dm / C-C
Intro lead
Dm
you get a shiver in the dark
CBbA
it's raining in the park but meantime
DmCBbA
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
FC
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
BbDmBb-C
you feel alright when you hear that music ring
[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dire_straits/sultans_of_swing_crd.html ]DmCBbA
(Now) you step inside but you don't see too many faces
DmCBbA
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
FC
too much competition too many other places
BbDm
but not too many horns can make that sound
(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)
Bb-C
way on downsouth
Bb-C
way on downsouth
DmDm-C-Bb-CDm-C-Bb-C
London town
DmCBbA
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
DmCBbA
mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
FC
and an old guitar is all he can afford
BbDmBb-C
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
DmCBbA
(and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene
DmCBbA
he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right
FC
he can play honky tone just like anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)
BbDmBb-C
saving it up for friday night
Bb-C
with the sultans
DmDm-C-Bb-C
with the sultans of swing
Dm-C-Bb-CDmCBbA
and a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
DmCBbA
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
FC
they don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band
BbDmBb-C
it ain't what they call rock and roll
Bb-C
and the sultans
DmDm-C-Bb-C
and the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)
Dm-C-Bb-C
Lead 1: ( chords:Follow 1 full verse)
DmCBbA
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
DmCBbA (A7)
and says at last just as the time bell rings
FC
thank you goodnight now it's time to go home
BbDmBb-C
and he makes it fast with one more thing
Bb-C
we are the sultans
DmDm-C-Bb-C
we are the sultans of swing
Dm - C - Bb - C
1.25 0.5 2.25 4.0
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